Hammock cot



\ Feb, 3. 1925. 1,525,089

C- R. PETERS HAMMOCK COT Filed Aug. 6, 1923 42m Col-V un R' p tars Patented Feb. 3, 1925.

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Application filed August 6, 1923. Serial No. 655,858.

To all w 7mm it may concern Be it known that I, CALVIN R; Pn'rnns, a citizen of the United States, residing at South Portland in the county of Cumberland and State of Maine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHainmock Cots, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to folding cot beds of the hammock type in which a canvas hammock is suspended in a frame'by the lateral. edges or otherwise, the suspending frame being foldable into comparatively small package so that the whole cot may be easily carried about for camping and other like purposes.

Miy cot supporting frame has two end sections and a central section, each section consisting of a pair of legs pivoted to a cross-bar and each section made to be folded together when taken down with dowels extending through loops in the lateral'edges of the hammock and cords securing the end of the hammock to the cross bar of the end section. The ends of the dowels or side rods are fitted into suitable sockets attached to the head, foot and central sections. By thus dividing the frame of the cot into three sections the supporting side rods and the other parts are made in relatively short sections enabling the cot to be folded together into very small compass and packed away in an automobile or otherwise disposed of.

I have illustrated the preferred form of the device in the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is a plan of my cot when set up ready for use,

Fig. 2 is a side elevation,

Fig. 3 is detail of the central joint,

Fig. 4 is an end elevation,

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 4 '4: of Fig. 1,

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the side dowel or rod,

Fig. 7 is perspective detail of one corner of the cot, and

Fig. 8 is end View of side dowel or rod.

Referring to the drawing, both the head and foot sections are made up of thin metal legs l each, having their lower ends turned out to form a bearing portion to prevent sinking into the ground.

Connecting the upper ends of the two legs 1 is the cross bar 3 also of metal.

The upper end of each of the legs 1 is turned outwardly at an angle forming a shortturn "2 and at the base of'the turn 2 is secured, preferably by brazing thesocket 4: for supporting one end of the side rods or dowels 5. f

Thesockets 4: are so placed that the cross bar 3 contacts with'them when the sections are open and thisforins a'stop to hold the legs upright. A further diagonal support may be formed by the hooks 6 which hook the legs'and the cross bars together.

channel bar legs connecting with the legs by pivots 10. r

To hold the cross bar in its horizontal posit'ion a foot piece 9 is formed extending upward and cont-ac ting'with the inner surface of the' leg. This connection, while assisting in'holdin the bed in an upr ght position enables the cross bar an'd'the two legs to be folded together in a small compass.

Connected to the upper end of each of the legs 13 is a pair of sockets for receiving the ends of the side rods or dowels. As here shown the upper ends of the legs 13 are formed into elongated hollow recesses into which fit the downwardly turned ends 11 of the short tubular sockets 12. There is a pair of these sockets on each side of the cot making four in all and each socket supports an end of one of the side bars or dowels 5. These dowels are preferably turned down at their ends so as to fit into the sockets the body of the bar being some" what larger than the ends. The hammock is suspended by the dowels being run through loops formed in the edges of the hammock.

The ends of the hammock are secured to the cross bars 3 of the end sections by cords 8 or other like devices.

It will be seen that the cot can be quickly and easily put together and taken apart and packed in compact form.

In taking the cot down the cords 8 are untied and the center joint is disconnected by pulling the sockets 12 directly upward and releasing the down-turned ends 11 from the socket 11. The end sections are then removed. Each of the dowels may now be withdrawn if desired from the loop in the edge of the hammock enabling the latter to be folded together or the dowels may be re tained in place in the hammock. The end sections are folded by nnhooking the hooks 6 if such hooks are used and folding the legs outward and upward. The center section is folded by turning each leg outward and downward bringing the end of the cross bar between the sides of the channel and housed by the sides of the bar. Instead or forming the cot with two sections with one intermediate supporting section as here shown making the bed in two parts two intermediate supporting sections may be used making the bed in three parts or as many sections can be made as desired.

I claim 1. A folding hammock cot consisting of head and foot pieces each formed with a metal cross bar, a metal leg pivoted to each end on the cross bar the upper end of each of said legs having a short angular bend extending outward laterally of the cot, a socket secured to the base of said bend to form a stop to contact with the cross bar and to hold the legs in position, a central section having a metal cross bar with hollow metal legs pivoted to the ends thereof, a pair of sockets with downwardly turned ends fitting into the hollow upper end of each hollow leg, wooden dowels fitting in and connecting with the sockets on each side of the cot, a hammock of woven fabric having a loop at each l'ateral edge through which said dowels extend to support the same.

2. A folding hammock cot consisting of head and foot pieces each formed with a metal crossbar, a canvas body having lateral loops, a metal leg pivoted by each end to the cross ban, a socket secured to each of said legs, means for securing said cross bar and le s in position transverse to each other a central section consisting of a pair of hot low legs having separate sides, a cross bar pivoted by its ends between said sides, a pair of sockets having their ends turned down to fit into the upper ends of said hollow legs, wooden dowels extending through said loops and into said sockets.

3. A folding hammock cot consisting of head and foot pieces each consisting of a metal cross bar having legs pivoted to its ends, means for holding said legs and cross bar in transverse relation to each other, sockets on said head and foot pieces, a central section consisting of a metal cross bar, 7

legs pivoted to the ends thereof, stops to hold said legs in an upright position, said legs having at their upper ends upright sockets, a pair of horizontal sockets h'aving ends to fit said vertical sockets, wooden dowels fitting said horizontal sockets and the end sockets, a hammock of woven fabric having lateral loops for the passage of said dowels whereby said hammock is supported.

CALVIN R. PETERS. 

